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Start Investing In Operating Systems. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 400+ hours working 1:1 with +100 founders, and operators this year, I built a new kind of coaching offer: one problem, one finished outcome, + an AI system that keeps working after I am gone.]]></description><link>https://www.operatingbyjohnbrewton.com/p/stop-paying-for-advice-start-investing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.operatingbyjohnbrewton.com/p/stop-paying-for-advice-start-investing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Brewton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o_mf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c4fa2e8-dd43-4c98-a457-5552206184ad_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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